From the Lawrence Daily World for March 8, 1909: “A horse belonging to Moaks Livery Stable was killed last night when a speeding car frightened it and a team of horses and they became entangled in the incident. The shaft of one of the rigs was driven through the horse that died. The owner of the automobile is not known and there is no identity as to the driver. … With the advent of spring weather this week, the demand for spring oats, lawn clover and garden seeds has suddenly risen. Many seem eager to get outdoors and begin planting. . . . Word from Topeka is that there will be no more trouble about the $260,000 the state once said the city of Lawrence would have to pay the state school bond fund. The troublesome suit that lingered so long apparently is finally closed in local favor.”